Biography of Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox 1592-1637
Maternal Family Tree: Maud Vaux 1569
In 1591 [her father] Gervase Clifton 1st Baron Clifton (age 21) and [her mother] Katherine Darcy (age 20) were married.
Around 1592 Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox was born to Gervase Clifton 1st Baron Clifton (age 22) and Katherine Darcy (age 21).
In 1608 [her father] Gervase Clifton 1st Baron Clifton (age 38) was created 1st Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire by writ of summons enabling descent by the female line.
In 1609 Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox (age 30) and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 17) were married. He the son of Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox and Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox.
In 1610 [her daughter] Elizabeth Stewart Countess Arundel and Norfolk was born to [her husband] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox (age 31) and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 18).
On 06 Apr 1612 [her son] James Stewart 4th Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond was born to [her husband] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox (age 33) and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 20).
In 1614 [her daughter] Anne Stewart Countess Ormonde and Angus was born to [her husband] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox (age 35) and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 22).
In 1616 [her son] Francis Stewart was born to [her husband] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox (age 37) and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 24).
In 1616 [her son] Henry Stewart was born to [her husband] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox (age 37) and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 24).
In 1617 [her daughter] Frances Stewart Countess Portland was born to [her husband] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox (age 38) and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 25).
On 08 May 1617 [her future husband] James Hamilton 2nd Earl Abercorn (age 13) was created 1st Baron Hamilton of Strabane.
In 1618 [her daughter] Margaret Stewart was born to [her husband] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox (age 39) and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 26).
On 23 Mar 1618 James Hamilton 1st Earl Abercorn (age 42) died. On 23 Mar 1618 His son [her future husband] James Hamilton 2nd Earl Abercorn (age 14) succeeded 2nd Earl Abercorn.
On 17 Jul 1618 [her son] George Stewart 9th Seigneur D'Aubigny was born to [her husband] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox (age 39) and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 26).
On 14 Oct 1618 [her father] Gervase Clifton 1st Baron Clifton (age 48) stabbed himself to death in the Fleet Prison [Map]. His daughter Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 26) succeeded 2nd Baroness Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.
In 1619 [her husband] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox (age 40) was created 1st Earl March. Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 27) by marriage Countess March.
On 14 Oct 1619 [her son] Cardinal Ludovic Stewart 10th Lord Aubigny was born to [her husband] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox (age 40) and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 27) at March House.
On 16 Jun 1621 [her brother-in-law] Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond (age 46) and Frances Howard Duchess Lennox and Richmond (age 42) were married. She by marriage Duchess Lennox. He the son of Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox and Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox.
On 23 Oct 1621 [her son] John Stewart was born to [her husband] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox (age 42) and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 29).
In 1623 [her brother-in-law] Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond (age 48) was created 1st Duke Richmond, 1st Earl Newcastle upon Tyne by King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 56). Frances Howard Duchess Lennox and Richmond (age 44) by marriage Duchess Richmond.
On 16 Feb 1624 [her brother-in-law] Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond (age 49) died. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Duke Richmond and Earl Newcastle upon Tyne extinct. His brother [her husband] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox (age 45) succeeded 3rd Duke Lennox. Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 32) by marriage Duchess Lennox.
On 30 Jul 1624 [her husband] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox (age 45) died. His son [her son] James Stewart 4th Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond (age 12) succeeded 4th Duke Lennox, 2nd Earl March.
On 07 Mar 1626 [her son-in-law] Henry Howard 22nd Earl of Arundel 5th Earl of Surrey 2nd Earl Norfolk (age 17) and [her daughter] Elizabeth Stewart Countess Arundel and Norfolk (age 16) were married. She the daughter of [her former husband] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 34). He the son of Thomas Howard 21st Earl of Arundel 4th Earl of Surrey 1st Earl Norfolk (age 40) and Alethea Talbot Countess Arundel, Surrey and Norfolk (age 41).
In 1627 James Hamilton 2nd Earl Abercorn (age 23) and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 35) were married. She by marriage Baroness Hamilton of Strabane. He the son of James Hamilton 1st Earl Abercorn and Marion Boyd Countess Abercorn (age 44).
In 1628 [her son-in-law] Archibald Douglas 1st Earl Ormonde 12th Earl Angus (age 19) and [her daughter] Anne Stewart Countess Ormonde and Angus (age 14) were married. She the daughter of [her former husband] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 36). He the son of William Douglas 1st Marquess Douglas (age 39) and Margaret Hamilton Countess Angus.
On 10 Jun 1632 [her son-in-law] Jerome Weston 2nd Earl of Portland (age 26) and [her daughter] Frances Stewart Countess Portland (age 15) were married. She the daughter of [her former husband] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 40). He the son of Richard Weston 1st Earl of Portland (age 55) and Frances Waldegrave Countess Portland (age 55).
Around 1635 [her son] James Hamilton was born to [her husband] James Hamilton 2nd Earl Abercorn (age 31) and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 43).
Around 1636 [her son] George Hamilton 3rd Earl Abercorn was born to [her husband] James Hamilton 2nd Earl Abercorn (age 32) and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 44).
In Aug 1637 [her mother] Katherine Darcy (age 66) died.
On 03 Aug 1637 [her son] James Stewart 4th Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond (age 25) and [her daughter-in-law] Mary Villiers Duchess Lennox Duchess Richmond (age 15) were married. She by marriage Duchess Lennox. She the daughter of George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham and Katherine Manners Duchess Buckingham (age 35). He the son of [her former husband] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 45).
Before 17 Sep 1637 Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 45) died. She was buried on 17 Sep 1637. Her son [her son] James Stewart 4th Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond (age 25) succeeded 3rd Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.
In 1670 [her former husband] James Hamilton 2nd Earl Abercorn (age 66) died. His son [her son] George Hamilton 3rd Earl Abercorn (age 34) succeeded 3rd Earl Abercorn. His brother [her former brother-in-law] Claud Hamilton 2nd Baron Hamilton of Strabane succeeded 2nd Baron Hamilton of Strabane.
[her son] William Hamilton was born to James Hamilton 2nd Earl Abercorn and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox.
[her son] Bernard Stewart was born to Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox.
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Great x 2 Grandfather: John Clifton of Walsingham Parva
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Clifton of Barrington
GrandFather: John Clifton
Father: Gervase Clifton 1st Baron Clifton 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 1st Baron Stanley 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Goushill Baroness Stanley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Stanley 1st Baron Monteagle 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Neville Earl Salisbury Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Neville Baroness Stanley 
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Stanley 2nd Baron Monteagle 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Vaughan 
8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Vaughan 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Denise or Cecily Vaughan
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vaughan Baroness Grey Wilton 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
GrandMother: Anne Stanley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Darcy 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Darcy 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Scrope 
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Templehurst 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Langton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Euphemia Langton
Great x 1 Grandfather: Arthur Darcy 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Tempest 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Tempest
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dousabella Tempest 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Clifford 8th Baron Clifford 
3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Clifford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Dacre Baroness Clifford 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
GrandFather: Henry Darcy 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Carew 
3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Carew 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Hoo 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Carew of Beddington in Surrey 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Oxenbridge
Great x 3 Grandmother: Malyn Oxenbridge
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Carew 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Bryan
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Bryan
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bryan 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Bourchier 
2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Bourchier 1st Baroness Bryan 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey 
8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Mother: Katherine Darcy 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Fermor 
GrandMother: Katherine Fermor
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Vaux 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Vaux of Harrowden
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Vaux 1st Baron Vaux Harrowden
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maud Vaux